Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng worked with the disgraced former minister S. Iswaran to bring the Formula 1 Grand Prix to the city state.
| Singapore is set to charge the tycoon Ong Beng Seng who brought Formula 1 to the city state over the case of anOng is expected to face two counts, including one related to abetment and another linked to obstruction of justice, according to court records for the Friday hearing. This comes after S. Iswaran, who served as transport minister until his resignation in January, was handed a 12-month prison term for bribery and obstruction of justice.
The shift in focus to Ong comes as Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who came to power in May, prepares to lead the ruling party into a general election that must be held by November 2025. The case against Iswaran has tested the party that has ruled Singapore uninterrupted since independence in 1965. He has since left the party.A spokesperson for Ong declined to comment. A spokesperson for Singapore’s Attorney-General’s Chambers did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
But his business practices were brought under the microscope after his ties with Iswaran led to the worst graft scandal in the financial hub for decades.
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